Eminent Domain Use Hurt City Growth:  Baltimore's revitalization efforts may have helped the Inner Harbor and downtown area, but the methods of making it occur--including aggressive use of eminent domain--has been harmful to the  06/27/2008 12:42 PM

Mortgage Rates Creep Upward:  The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose this week averaging 6.45%, up from last week's average of 6.42%. The five-year adjustable-rate mortgage (ARMs) rose markedly this week averaging 5.99%, an  06/27/2008 12:40 PM

Housing Affairs Rate Watch:  Housing Affairs Rate Watch 06/27/2008 12:39 PM

Factory Home Bill Gets House Nod:  State House members approve a bill which would protect the rights of manufactured-home owners by allowing them the right of first offer if a landowner decides to sell the community property. The bill  06/27/2008 12:37 PM

Six Indicted In Mortgage Fraud Scheme:  In its expanded effort to prosecute errant mortgage brokers and lenders who may have had a hand in making shambles of the housing market  06/27/2008 12:36 PM

Factory Home Rule Gives States Edge:  HUD's final rule creating a federal manufactured home installation program does not preempt existing state laws, as long as those laws are as stringent as the rule. Several public comments sought  06/27/2008 12:34 PM

High Court Blocks Atlantic Yards Case:  The U.S. Supreme Court rejects an eminent domain petition related to the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn on the third anniversary of the controversial ruling that turned eminent domain into a prominent  06/27/2008 12:31 PM

Kelo House Finds New Home:  The frame house which gained fame as the centerpiece of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2005 decision on eminent domain in Kelo v. City of New London has been preserved and moved to a new location in  06/27/2008 12:29 PM

Mixed Bag Of Market Indicators:  Sales of new homes tumble 2.5 percent in May as the Federal Reserve opts to keep interest rates on hold. The Commerce Dept. says the sale of new homes declines to a seasonally adjusted pace  06/27/2008 12:28 PM

Cameras Monitor Public Housing:  The Jersey City Police Dept. will install security cameras at two crime-ridden public housing complexes threatened by gang rivalries, according to police and community leaders 06/27/2008 12:26 PM